What will become of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz? While a framework of agreement between the United States and Iran was announced on Sunday to end the war between the two countries, the situation of this strategic point still remains unclear.
On Monday, Donald Trump said on his Truth Social network that ships were “starting to leave” the Strait of Hormuz. They are still rare, tempering several maritime tracking platforms. But under what conditions? On the sidelines of the G7 in Evian, where the American president arrived, Emmanuel Macron insisted that there should be “no toll” from Iran for passage, in the name of “international law” and to avoid a further rise in prices. But uncertainty hovers over this point.
“Frais de service”
Under the agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Iran would now manage the strait and charge maritime service fees to ships transiting Hormuz, rather than imposing tolls. “We have always maintained that we are not seeking to collect transit tolls, but that fees for navigation services, environmental protection, ship insurance and other necessary services would be charged,” explained the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï.
According to the Iranian Fars agency, this clause providing for the imposition of fees for maritime services was added “in the last moments of the negotiations”. “The use of the term ‘maritime services’ means that Washington has accepted that fees be paid to Iran,” she added, citing an “informed source.”
Négociations à venir
Questioned on the subject by the channel CNBC, Vice-President JD Vance affirmed that the United States expected that Iran would not apply a toll “in the long term”. “This is the kind of thing we are going to address in these technical negotiations,” he said.
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And added: “Their army is destroyed, the Strait of Hormuz is open, their nuclear program has been destroyed, and we have incredible economic leverage over them.” The framework agreement is designed as a prelude to sixty days of negotiations, particularly on the Iranian nuclear program.
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